Albanian Language Media: • Prime Minister Kurti welcomes the German-French engagement in dialogue (media) • Berlin confirms Scholz and Macron's commitment to the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK) • Kurti: A minor who should be at school today is in a shelter, and this, due to a crime (media) • Deputy Prime Minister Bislimi travels to the Czech Republic (media) • Minister Mehaj on an official visit to Germany (RTK) • LDK: The government's package will not have an impact on overcoming the crisis (media) • COVID-19: 29 new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Kurti: “Serbs who feel unsafe in Kosovo are the criminals” (N1, KoSSev) • Mayor of Bujanovac: ''Exchange of municipalities between Kosovo and Serbia would be fair'' (Danas, Kosovo Online, FoNet, N1) • Vucic, Botsan-Kharchenko discuss Kosovo, energy situation (Tanjug, N1) • Jeremic: If ZSO is not established by December 31, negotiations in Brussels should be halted (N1) • Djilas: Joint Declaration on Kosovo (KiM radio) • Nedeljkovic pleads not guilty, sentenced to eight months in prison (Kosovo Online) • Antonijevic: Trial of Nedeljkovic bad message to Serbian community in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • UNS and DNKiM condemned the harassment of the RTK2 journalist (KiM Radio) • Serbian List: Pristina’s plan to abolish Serbian licence plates doomed to fail (Kosovo Online) • Slovenian Ministry summons Serbian Ambassador over Vucic’s statement (N1) Opinion: • Jaksic on Brnabic’s visit: ''When Pristina is dissatisfied, then it does not approve visits'' (Danas, N1, FoNet) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbian, Ukrainian first ladies discuss humanitarian crisis (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 5, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Bislimi and Nagavci in the Valley, promise support for the Albanians (media) • KCK: Government is trying to undermine the independence of the judiciary (media) • Brnabic from North speaks of "peace" and says that they will "fight" for Serbs (media) • Kosovo continues lobbying for membership in the Council of Europe (RTK) • Haradinaj wants investments in gas pipelines and new coal-fired power plant (media) • Another protest about the case of the 11-year-old girl in Pristina (media) • COVID-19: One death, 21 new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Brnabic in a visit to Kosovo north: Dialogue is important, we will insist on ZSO (media) • Kosovo ministers in Presevo, without a meeting with the mayor (Beta, N1) • Jeremic: Request to Russia and China to use veto ‘puts an end’ to Pristina’s UN membership issue (Danas) • Serbian ID cards issued to Kosovo Serbs valid to enter Albania via Vrbnica crossing – but not Kosovo (KoSSev) • SNS official announces composition of new Serbian Government by September 25 (N1) • Erdogan to visit Serbia (RTS) International: • Serbia, Albania to cooperate in energy, mining sectors (seenews.com)

Albanian Language Media: • Lajcak for dialogue: Current political calendar is a chance for normalisation (Koha) • Rama praises Vucic: He gave a clear signal of peace in relation to Kosovo (Koha) • Trade unionists meet LDK’s Abdixhiku (media) • Municipalities give the government until September 5 to execute the salaries (media) • COVID-19: 67 positive cases no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Summit of leaders of the Open Balkans: Regional cooperation important in the food and energy supply crisis (NMagazin, Beta) • Szijarto: If it depended on Hungary, the entire Western Balkans would already be in the EU (FoNet, Beta) • Brnabic to visit Kosovo on Monday (NMagazin, Beta) • Petkovic: EU representatives either do not know or deliberately selectively read the agreements (RTS) • Vucic and Pahor on Saturday in Belgrade (Danas) • EU spokeswoman: Ashton will not join Lajcak's team, they are in regular contact (Kosovo Online) • Bus from Subotica returned by police from the Bela Zemlja crossing (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio) Opinion: • Lazarevic: Kurti's video messages will not persuade Serbs to re-register, but Belgrade's decisions, if any (Danas, KoSSev) International: • Open Balkan plus Hungary, Turkey meet to discuss cooperation in Belgrade (euractive.com)

Albanian Language Media: • Prime Minister Kurti invites citizens to convert licence plates to RKS (media) • Osmani met with Deputy Prime Minister of Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra (media) • The EU asks Kosovo to give "sufficient time" for licence plates (RFE Albanian) • Kurti on the energy crisis: We are doing our best, but the situation is dire (Koha) • BSPK: There is no withdrawal from strike, Government's intervention is illegal (media) • LDK: The decision to freeze wages is illegal and undemocratic (media) • PDK: Today we are in energy and educational darkness (media) • Banners against re-registration with RKS licence plates appear again in north (Koha) • COVID-19: One death and 64 new cases (media) Serbian Language Media: • Kurti calls Kosovo Serbs to replace license plates (N1) • Petkovic: Kurti continues to threaten with abolition of KM plates (NMagazin, Beta) • Vucic discusses Kosovo dialogue with UK, US officials (N1) • Ashton could join Lajcak's team for dialogue – portal (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Arsenijevic: With a Serbian ID of the cities in Kosovo, still impossible to cross General Jankovic (KoSSev) • US Ambassador says Serbia should turn West (N1, FoNet, NIN, KiM radio) International: • Kosovo pushes ahead with car licensing rule resisted by Serbs (Reuters) • Kosovo's car licensing rule resisted by ethnic Serbs takes effect (Aljazeera) • Serbia under growing pressure from West to allow EuroPride to go ahead (intellinews.com) • The Open Balkan Wine Fair opens today in Belgrade (serbianmonitor.com)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani hosted by the president of the Czech Senate (media) • Specialist Chambers judge Mihael Bolander resigns (media) • Thousands participate in the protest after the rape of the 11-year-old (media) • Director for Treatment of Prisoners and Juveniles resigns (media) • The saga of the Serbs towards the Kosovo documents (RFE, media) • COVID-19: 191 new cases and two deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic met US Congressman Turner (Tanjug) • Belgrade, Zagreb, Pristina trade blame over missing persons (N1) • Disclaimers on ID cards placed at administrative crossings towards Kosovo (RTS) • KFOR: We are closely monitoring the situation, we are staying at Jarinje and Brnjak (RTS, Kosovo Online) • Lajcak: Two months to find a solution for the vehicle plates, some ideas proposed (RTS, Tanjug) • Mihajlovic: Lavrov makes Serbia's position even more difficult (NMagazin, Beta) • Nine Covid-19 cases in Serbian areas (KiM radio)